Short Story: The Trick
When Jaz and Dave’s adopted dog developed a new fascination with greyhound racing, it also seemed he had the ability to pick winners. They both reacted differently to Smokey’s talent: Jaz was disgusted by Dave’s risky gambling, while Dave went down the rabbit hole even further.
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Short Story: Mama Waited For The Rain
At her mother’s suggestion, Georgia left the family farm to head to the city for an education. Yet when she returned she discovered that her mama had learned about her brief moment of bliss with a friend … forcing Georgia to confront mama over why she had sent her away.
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Short Story: The Imposter
Having survived a living hell growing up with an abusive father who masqueraded as a pillar of society, Vanessa was now a bestselling author and finally ready to live her best life.
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Short Story: I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Joined by her ghostly dad for a moving encounter, one recently deceased woman got to see her own funeral in a variety of worlds. Yet apart from seeing who turned up, the reactions of the crowd and what songs they played, one of her biggest concerns was who’d look after her cat.
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Short Story: The Counsellor
Need some help making decisions? The Counsellor is the digital friend you never knew you needed. How was Jamie to know in what ways exactly it could change his life …
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Short Story: My Garden
For one couple, their garden was their green and gold refuge, a riot of colour and life. When illness took her husband away from her, she left the garden alone until it became unruly. After a crew’s unloving cutting session the garden felt different: would it ever be her sanctuary again?
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Short Story: The Impudent School Teacher
When her car is vandalised and public transport lets her down, a teacher decides she’ll find her own unorthodox way to get to school, but things don’t go as smoothly as she’d hoped …
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Short Story: Smoked
A little girl lives in quiet fear of her grandmother’s moods and unpredictable actions, the older woman’s smoking and staring off into space a disturbing aspect of their home life. Not even playing with her brother or the escape of school can erase the invisible pain of her existence.
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Short Story: Roses The Colour Of Corn
A fateful encounter with a charming young man in the orchard encouraged the blooms of true love and visions of a shared future. Years later, when Laura left for a new life in the city and worked in a florist shop she still could not forget him or resist her longing for the past.
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Short Story: Australia Is Burning
Lungs filled with smoke, John Campbell wakes to the sounds of firetrucks and the sight of his homestead on fire. He soon discovers he is not alone in his state of disorientation. Amid all the desolation and destruction, John is left to ask: do I have the strength to rebuild again?
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Short Story: Wagons For The West
Mary and her family undertake a trek across the country, lured by the promise of new land. When they stop abruptly, she discovers it is because her son has been terribly injured. When the other wagons head on without them, they are left to ask if they will ever see them again.
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Short Story: Going Straight
When her husband Bill went off to work in the Territory and left Liz alone with their three kids, she was lonely and resentful … until Bill’s friend, Des came around to do a few jobs for her.
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